The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-11 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In monetary affairs to-day no material alteration is noticeable. The demand for accommodation con tinues moderate, and it has been supplied at about previous rates, namely, 651 4 per cent. for the best commercial short-dated paper. The dividends on Consols, &c., are now in course of payment, and their effect has been to increase the available balances of the joint-stock and private firms, who are competing for the business brought forward ; but the future seems to be regarded with doubt, as the belief is very prevalent that shipments of gold Upon a large scale will be made to the Brazils. A further sum of £14,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank on Saturday. Trade in the manufacturing districts during the past week has been resumed after the holidays with good promise. The woollen and cloth manufac turers of Bradford, Halifax, Leeds, and Hudders field have transacted a moderate business. At Manchester, however, purchasers have evinced great reserve, owing to the late rise in cotton. The demand for hardware goods at Sheffield, Wolver• hampton, and Birmingham continued brisk at good quotations. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Bank of New Zealand was held at Auckland on the 30th of October last. The report of the directors was in every way satisfactory. The net profit for the half-year ending 30th September last amounted to £39,523 14s. 5d., to which was added the s um of £1,668 19s. ld. balance of undivided profits from the previous half-year, making a total for division of £41,192 13s. 6d. Of this sum £27,000 Wee carried to the reserve, which in a little over 18 Months has reached £60,000. The fourth dividend, at the rate of 10 per cent., absorbed £12,468 leaving £1,724 to be carried to the next account. The 'working of the bank has been extremely successful, the net profits on the paid-up capital being over 30 per cent. The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New South Wales was held at Sydney on the 28th of October last. The report was, as usual, unanimously adopted, and a dividend and bonus equalling 20 per cent. per annum declared. The net profits amounted to £73,263 6s. 6d., from bad debts had been re covered £3,410 4s. Bd., which, with £3,128 6s. Id. of previous undivided profit, made a total of £79,801 17a. 3d. for distribution. After paying of dividend and bootie, £4,801 17s. 3d. was carried over to the present half-year. The London and Brazilian Bank held its half- Yearly meeting to-day—Mr. Cater in the chair. The report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend as recommended by the directors—viz., 17s, 6d. per share, free of income tax, and payable after the _ 2o th inst.— was d eclared. The net profits to June last, atter defraying all expenses, preliminary, &c., amounted to £13,556. The half -yearly meeting to-day was also held of the Union Bank of Australia. The directors' report was carried, and a dividend of 8 per cent. for the six months ordered to be paid upon the 40,000 shares forming the capital of £1,000,000. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse to-day (according to Mr. Renter's telegram), the French 3 per Cents. were 66.9 0 66.95, theerY littl e an i mat i on h as perva d e d th e mar k e t f or st l g l ißla Funds to-day, the speculators still re cha;-ng their operat i ons , b u t ow i ng t o some pur and Co their have risen 1, viz.,to 901 9 for transfer, 91. U t f or account. Business has been recorded ."? Threea and Reduced Annuities at 901 2- 1 ; -- India Bills, par to 4s. prem. ; India Stock ; - "ndia 5 per Cents., 100 - 1 - i; and do. 4 per Ce nte., 1003 I: 4 the Foreign ' Market continued dulness has 14/ u Observable. Mexican have improved to 367-, ' C heek t o 238 241; the Coupons to 11 ; Spanish ar) 4 l Bi, e to 33; 341 ; ditto Certificates to 131 14; Turkish Consolides to 471 The Confederate -4°41 1 is 38 40. In the Railway Share Market the operations have be en on a very restricted scale, and quotations 'Wye exhibited less firmness. Great Eastern, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, North Western, and Midland have each receded 55., and South Eastern 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally, are inactive, and exhibit little variation in values. BRITISH FUNDS--ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per C ent. Consols 91 901 3 D itto Accou n t F e b. 4 ._per Cent. Red uce d New 3 per Cent. 9ok 1 New 31 p er C ent. Jan. 1894 91 90/ •Llew 3} per Cent. Annuities 6 per Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 - A nnuiti es , 3 0 yrs, expire sth Jan.,lBBo Di tto for 30 y rs , exp i re s t h April, 118083. 5. - D itto (R e d S ea T e l egraph), Aug. 9 — Ditto 5 pei Cent. 1870 D itto 4 per Cent. 1888 April, 1864 Ea Ditto ditto t. Ditto ditto Ang. n lB6l o c r en 6 t 6 e uequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & o per £5OO Ditto B an Ditto -1▪ 3 dd4iisri par -4.1.14 England Stk £ , l 4 o l o p a e n r ci Ct X ., 2 l ° a o st hf.-yr — 215 li,`,,IIIIIIkIi GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ",4ie Stock, 1874 ' A ttu Account 106 k 1 1 1: Ditt o 5 100 a per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1883 I) h itt e En.faced Paper, 4 per Cent .. —...._ ..itt o 5 - Cent., Jan. 1872 b it per ...., b to bonds £l,OOO 4 pm "t°Under £l,OOO tra,o, F OREIGN FUNDS—ONE -Len sCent _ O'CLOCK._ Di„ per - 1A.,‘1 13 1 1839 and 1859 _ 88 : 1 . 4° lipPietrtoCent., 185 1 2 8 - 6 51-W 1 dis t iiitt o scri p , 1863, £45 paid ▪ tietwe Ayres 6 per Cent _ Colombianr. 6 Scrip £5O pd ''', ~,tl , .a) 6 per Cent. _ _ .7,...‘,(l"litailt,o64l;epreCreCnetnt, 811 - ) Luen. 4 per Cent., 1863 b iu ch, 2f per Cent,, Ea, 12 Guilders .einador NI i -ew Consolidated, 1 per Cent _ -,1)-ttn, Provisonal Land Warrant 1001 Piptian 7 Per Cent .. 101 GPM°, Second Issue Ditto 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons. • 2-34 • -u,,itto Account .. aiitt o C,„, .......... - ` riliabit to A".P0134 t,raceunt ................. Itait„,,, o'''''4l.°)er Cent lie4l4 n 3 en • t •Mareinmana Railway) _— . Ditt o Actr cent knoriah h a t?ot ...................... 3_6a i New G. Nri al 5 Per cent Dittoper C********........e....* 1 . as tlaci a .. Ditto Deferred ellt bit I, l 3 e tiLuci ritttLfEZ(. ll• :i. manta (Hectares) 'llecieuulirntLent., 1862 — - t-, : teas' 6 Per Cent., Ex. 25f .... , ,tt o, 18 • Ditto R ........ P - -e rg) (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid .....- . Pm ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 471 .• Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent 1866 - Ditto Ditto Account " ' ' '7 '9, '6O, 62,'3 47a i i 1 / pm ~ Scrip, £l5 paid ttuDltit per Cent • , 18 22, £ St 9li 4 per Cent . 1850 Ditto 1860 ... • B_ B i Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditt o 5 per Cent, 1862 BBl 9} • • Sardinian 5 per Cent 13 Pani Ditto A ccount ............. sh per Cent Ditto per Ditto Ditto Passive i Account ''itte Account •••• 33 Ditto New Deferred .... . Panigh Cert. of Coup not funded :ItedDitto /to:lomat ilida., 4 per Cent. arkith 6 per Cent. 1.854 Ditto Ase„„t ................. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .., Ditto Account P, i tto, £lOO Bonds 14ittuitto 6 per Cent. 1862 .............. too Account .. . • £lOO Bond; .... : Ditto G per Cent. 1863 ., Ditto Guaranteed, •4 per Cent. ...... Ditto D ebentures, 4 per Ct., Oct,, 1863 v euezuela 3 per Cent. ................ itto Account. ................... Dividends on the above payable in London. Pr e t, 11chltentes, 4 3 / 4 per Cent., Ex. 25 1.... " te ll 2 i per Cent, Ex. 12 Guil ........ 64 3 / 4 ItDitto 4 per Cent. Certificates ........ l an, per C t 1861 Ex. 25 francs.. Ditto A„ouu,"n:" , ) ..... • 63/ 71 Console 1 TWO O'CLOCK . DittoVeneY . ..... 90k 1 Acconlat ..................... ......... BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways Paid. Prioe. Business done 100 A. — tlantio (I/ Si Lawrence all 60 a— sk Bom.,Baroda&.Cent. Ind 100 10411(54 1051 Gu. 5 per cent........ 20 Do. New . .. 8 6 I P 20 Do. E. Shares.. 201 Buffalo and Laae _Huron all 6 61 10 Do. Preference .... all 81 91 Buffalo,Brant,&Godria 100 100 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 1)0. do. 'June 1,1 i 100 st Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(l,im, 100 102 104 st Cape Town & Dock Scrii 100 101 103 1021 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. c 100 106 107 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1(54 1061 105/ 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 Ifp 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 201 211 20 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 74 16 74f 100 Do. do. deferred all 6 ) 62 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 67 69 671 100 Do. do. deferred all 53 5 i 100 Do. 3d P. ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred. all 41 43 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 f 5 stock GLlndiarenin.gua.sp.o lOO 106.1 1071 1064 71 61 SO Do. New gua. sp. o l2 14 lf p 20 Do. January, 1862 8 14 11p stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1031 1041 SOI Gt. W. of Canada Share 6 all 10 101 10 201 Do. New 18 11 101' , 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt.. all 93 95 100 Do. 51 p. 0. do. '77-8.. all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 * f stock Madras guar., sp. o. 100 104 105 10'1 stock Do. 11 p. o. Extension 100 98 100 stock Dc.** do.. •• , lOO a 4 98 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 stock llelb.Corp. 6p. 0. Buds lOO 50 Melb. & Hobeon's Bay all 57 59 100 Do. 7p. C. Mortg. Bds all t 0 Newßr ut:awickt Cando Class A and B. all 3 5 N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist t bds 100 82 84 stock Soinde •• •• •• (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi d..J 1 100 1031 1041 1041 au Do. do . 2 f fp at Do. Punjaub rm S 1 all 1031 1041 Do. Do. .... lg. rock Do. Indus. St. Flo.),,100 100 102 SHARE MARKETS,—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. Share Railways. fail Closing Business Price. done. Bir., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co ' Bristol and Exeter ;Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A Do. B gets no dig ti 11 6p e.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June.; Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.; Edinburgh & Glasgow.; Glasg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord. stk I _ . B Si RI 8i 84 66 1201 124 7 7i 37 39 16 17 97 99 107 109 50 51 47 49 8 8i Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an, I W. of Irelano Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire, London and Blackwall; )Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast) Lon., Chat., and Dover ;Lon. & Norfh Western Lon. & Sw.th Western Man., Slid., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do 3 slimes Metropolitan Midland Do New . 127 V 8 132 133 134 136 98 103 65 65) 1104 111 73 74 108 110 43i 444 107 1074 1014 1024 60 504 110 11L 129 129 i 11 98 1,..0 Do Birminz. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares ,Mid Kept Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle orth London Do New North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central !Scot N. E., Aber. stook Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo! ;Shropshire Union 'South South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun I Staines, Wok.,an dWok. IStockton & Darlington 53 64 25 46 103} 104i1 Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall ..... W. Hartlepool Har.dzit.l West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 59 60 90 91 120 125 1 2 p 781 791 It 111 124 126 43 45 98 100 63 64 33 3f 951 06 98 100 10 10i 18 39 94 104 o 74 8 p 158 160 5 1 Ssi , 2p 83 86 170 175 22 25 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. op.c.J a &J uly 1877-81 .... 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 103 1(5 103 2 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 103 105 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July 10C 91 112 911 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 90 92 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0.1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 18801 100 'lO9 111 Do. 1890 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 103 110 ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 101 106 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 1(8 110 N.B.Gov. 6 p. 0.../ a.dauly 100 104 104 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 1,1801 100 99 100 Du. sp. c.,18/1 to 176 100 99 100 Do. do.,;888 &upwds 100 99& 1605 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875. lOO 103 105 Queensland GCv. 6p. c. 100 109 111 S. Aus G6p.c.1678.8z up.. 100 109 111 Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 104 106 Do. to 6 D.C. A.D.IILOCIt.. 100 110 111 1105 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 id chlrord Amalgamated.. 36 5 87 5 Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 575 685 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 6 5 6 7 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. sa. id Par East Caradon 3.14.0 27 8 28 East Calm Brea... WlRussel (Tavistk ) 8.9. Q 5 5 5 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ; 581 8 10 n Great South Tolgus l7s 45 G. Wheal Vor(Heleton) 40 14 15 Grenville 1.16.r 45 55 HercA's-Foot 8.12 87 39 tlingston Downs 4.18.0 25 3 Lady Bertha Margaret (lJny Lein t 95 19 21 Marke Valley.. 4 31yndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 25 It I New Setun l9l 90 100 -- North Downs 25 15 2 N.Wh '1 Basset(lllo4an, 3.1.0 2. 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey), Providence(Uny Lelni.) 10.6.7 44 96 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15 425 135 S. Cara Brea (Illogan) — ti. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.1R.9 60 65 Stray Park 30.17.6 25 30 6 fanaar Sllv.& Lead Min. 45 5 fin Crort 9 19 195 West Basset (Illogan) l5 11 12 W Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 85 90 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 20 25 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott ...... 3.0.8 15 15 Wheal Mary Ann ;Men.) 8 12 125 Wheal Oeton 585 150 160 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 22 23 Wheal Union 3.17 3 35 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 4i per cent., red. atil9 per cent. pm., 105 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent. pf., 97 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 44 per cent. rd., 103 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 5 per cent., 105 South Eastern 4i f per cent., 99} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Royston, Hitch., and Shep., 137 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, llf Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum,7_Bl Sambre and Meuse, 81 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 81 Ditto (all), 20i FOREIGN MMES. Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 2;1 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Min. and Smelting, 6; 7 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon ;lan and Liverpool (Um.), 46} Ditto, new, 31} Anglo Austrian,L6i Australasia, 78} Ditto, new, 49 Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of Queensland Oim), 15 Bank of New Zealand, 13 City, 122 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 40 ill L'~::: Ditto, new, 18 Consolidated Bank, lira., 16; East London, lira., 76 Imperial Bank (11m.),'!25 6 Imperial Ottoman, 17f f Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 46 London and Brazilian (11m.), 566 6 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 7 London and South African, 27f London and Westminster, 83 6 Oriental Bank Corporation. 59 Union of Australia, 56 56 6 Union of London , 42 DOCKS. 13.14. '.4.0 10.16.4 12.10 St. Katharine, 71 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 18 Australian Agricultural, 194 British Indian Tea, lim., 3 Copper Miners of England, pf. 74 per cent., 21 Discount Corporation, limited, 114 English and Australian Copper, 24 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., OA Hudson's Bay, 174 International Financial Society, lim., 9 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. IS7O, issued 90, 83 Joint •stock Discount, 6E Ditto, new, 64 London Financial Association, 'Urn., 254 Mercantile Credit Association, Sm., 7i 8 National Discount Company, lim., 101 National Steam Navigation, Urn., 14 2 Ocean Marine (Insurance), 194; Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 79 Quebrada Land, Rail , and Mining, lim., 2 South Australian Land, 334 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance). lira., 7 4 Universal Marine (Um.) insurance, s THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY EVENTNG, JANUARY 11, 1864. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The trade for wheat in the country markets, held on Saturday, ruled firm, and prices advanced, in several in stances, is per quarter. In malting barley a fair average business was transacted, and there was a slight ten dency to higher rates. Oats, beans, and peas sold steadily at full currencies. Flour was firm, and rather dearer. The continental markets are firmer for all kinds of produce, and prices 'show signs of improvement. At New York the export inquiry has increased, and the upward movement in the currency continues. Small supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. The imports from foreign parts amounted Ito 17,773 quarters of weat, 6,540 bailey, 52,052 oats, 2,392 peas, 39 tares, and 215 sacks of flour. Fresh up to Mark-lane, to-day, the arrivals of wheat, both from Essex and Kent, were very moderate, but the condition of the produce was, for the most part, good. The circumstance that large quantities of foreign—chiefly Dantzic—whcat have recently gone direct to the millers, continued with a sudden change in the weather, produced a slow sale for all kinds af English wheat. Most transac tions were at the rates current on Monday ; but factors would have been compelled to accept less money in some instances, had they shown any disposition to force sales. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was by no means extensive. In all descriptions a limited business was transacted. Holders were, however, fit m, and no change took place in prices compared with this day se'nnight. There was less activity in the demand for carges of grain afloat. Wheat, however, supported the advance of is to 2s per quarter realised during the better part of last week. With barley the market was less extensively supplied. Good and fine malting qualities ruled firm, at quite previous currencies. In other descriptions sales progressed slowly, but no change took place in the currency. Malt changed hands to a moderate extent at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was very large. For most qualities there was, however, a fair average inquiry, and all good and fine produce steadily supported previous quota tions. The supply of beans on sale was tolerably large. On the whole, the trade ruled steady at last Monday's currency. Peas—the supply of which was but moderate—were steady in price, and all qualities were in moderate re quest. The supply of barrel flour on offer was small, and pre vious quotations were well supported. Country markets, as well as French and Spanish qualities, were in fair average demand, at full currencies. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 38s to 42$ Ditto, old 3BB 408 Ditto, white, 1863 428 49s Ditto, old 4os 478 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3Bs 40$ Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 268 28s Melting 2Bs 393 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 663 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier 66s 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lBs 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2os 23s Beans—Tick 3os 328 Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 3ss 37s Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and N0rf01k.......... 278 29s American, per barrel Ns 23s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of year the supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market was tolerably good. Sales progressed slowly, at depressed currencies. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts, as well as from Scotland, were on the increase, and their general quality was prime. The beef trade was inac tive, at, compared with Thursday, a decline in the quo tations of 4d per 81bs. Compared with Monday last the fall was 2d per 81bs. The top figure for the best Scots and crosses was 5s per Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,200 Scots, orosses, sc. ; from other parts of Eng land, 900 various breeds ; from Scotland, 481 Soots and crosses; and from Ireland 90 oxen and heifers. Alt hough'! the show of sheep was only moderaie, the mutton trade, owing to large arrivals of meat up to New gate and Leadenhall, was somewhat heavy. Prime small Downs changed hands on rather lower terms, and all heavy breeds of sheep gavd , way fully 2d per Sibs. The extreme value of Downs was 6s per Sibs. _ _ Calves met a slow sale, nevertheless prime veal was 2d per 81bs dearer than on Monday last. The pork trade was heavy, and prices wero not supported. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. a. d. a. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, etc. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Second quality do. 4 6 5 0 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s 20s to 25s each. s. d. a. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 5 8 Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 10 6 0 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 2 Large hogs 3 8 4 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Boasts .. 530 Sheep and lambs 6BO Calves B4 Pigs Beasts .... Cows Sheep Calves B9 Pigs. 440 The total imports of foreign atom into London, last week, amounted to 2,307 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 2,988—in 1862, 3,135—in 1861, 738 —in 1860, 2,135—in 1859, 2,663—in 1858, 541 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam • • 271 • . 449 .r, - • • 310 • • -- Harlingen .... 326 .. 206 .. .. 17 .. Hamburg .... .. 313 .. -•-. — .. Amsterdam.... -- .. • • .. • • Medemblik ~.. .. .. .. Bremen •• •• .• •• -- •• Vigo 4l 4, '-"' • • - •• "'''" • • Nieu Diep .. Antwerp .. .. •. --- .. 27 .. Ostend . ..... ... 15 .. 241 .. .. 31 .. 10 Calais — • • • • • • • 5 Dordt — • • Boulogne.. — • . - • . - .. - .. 45 Total .. .. 653 .. 1,209 .. .. 385 .. 60 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. .863 B5l 1 , 066 171 -- .Bn2 . 636 .. 2,276 .. .. 221 .. 2 1861 2Bl .. 367 .. .. 90 .. LB6O 1859 491 .. 1,881 .. .. 275 .. 6 1858 65 .. 291 .. .. 185 .. ..-- A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 12, 1863, and this day. Monday, Jan. 11, 1864. Per 81b. to sink the offal. Jan. 11, 1864. 3 6to 3 10 40 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 0 310 4 4 46 5 0 52 5 8 610 6 0 00 0 0 40 4 6 48 5 2 38 4 0 42 4 6 Jan. 12, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Second quality do Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. .. 4 4 410 Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 6 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves ...... 125 Pigs 370 I SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan l3, 1862.—Beasts, 4,460 — sheep, 17,450—calves, 86—pigs, 440. Jan. 14, 1861.—Beasts, 4,040 —sheep, 19,700—calves, 110—pigs, 400. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. Very large supplies of meat having come to hand from Scotland and the North and West of England, the trade here has become in a most depressed state, and prices gene rally have declined fully 4d per 81bs. Per 81b. by the carcase. sded Inferior beef .. 3 2 3 6 Middling do. .. 3 8 3 10 Prime large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 4 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 6 4 0 tided Middlingmutton 4 2 4 4 Prime do .. 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 10 4 8 Small pork 4 0 4 4 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a good demand for all kinds of hops, both English and Foreign, at our quotations. The supplies on offer are very moderate. Last week's import amounted to 106 bales from Boulogne, 162 Antwerp, 57 Ostend, 97 Dunkirk, 41 Hamburg, 93 Bremen, and six bales from Calais. Mid and East Kents £5 5a to £9 10s per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 6 15s , 9 Sussex 5 58 to 6 Os 1 , Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8a 1 , Belgian American BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes by water carriage have fallen off, but the receipts by railway have been moderately large. In nearly all descriptions a fair average business is doing, and prices rule firm. Yorkshire Regents BOB to 90s per ton. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 55s to 80s ~ Rocks Kent and Ess;:x. Regents WOOL. Although business in home-grown wool has not mate rially inci eased since we last wrote, rather more firmness has been apparent in the trade, and previous quotations have been well supported. In colonial wool, by private contract, the transactions have been far from numerous, but at full prices, There were no imports into London last week. SEEDS. Canary seed is less active, at drooping prices. For other seeds the trade is it a I change has taken place in thl slowly at our quotations, sluggish state, but no materia Le currency. Cakes move off Turnip,White,p.bus 11s to 145 Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown lOB 13s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Old per quarter - 6 —s Curtary, per quarter 52s 62s Rye grass, new 22s 248 Clover, Red Eng., et —a —8 White —s —s Foreign Red— 39s 46s White sos 61s Trefoil, new 22s 28s Carraway Coriander l2s 16s Hempseed, per qr 4os 42s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing 8 -s - Odessa Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9los£lo —s Foreign £9 lOs £lO les Rape Cakes,p ton£6 Os £6 lOs Rapeseed, new,pr qr 61s 68s TALLOW. The tallow trade is rather quiet to-day, and prices are somewhat easier. P.Y.C, is quoted at 41s Od to 42s per cwt. on the spot. Rough fat, 2s 1d per Sibs. Town tallow moves off steadily, at 41s 3d net cash. • Particulars. 1850. 1861. F 1862. 1863. 1864. Stock this nay.... 41.787 S 74.527 52.0;6 , 55.925 (9.316 Price of Y.C. 59s0a to 59s 63 to 19561 t 0144603 to 13s 9d to t 58s 93 1598 iid —8 03 —8 d 00s Oci Delivery lastweek 2,8'1 ' 1,6.9 2,167 I, 556 1,759 Ditto from June 1 53,912 16,933 86,52 V 9 557 4,38 Arrivals last week 690 514 931 2,956 1,0.3 Ditto from June 1 83.6.8 101,366 81.844 69,173 76,352 Price of Town.... 60s 3d 61s 93 50s 93 46s 6d 43s 93 The Condemned Convict Samuel Wright. This morning Mr. F. Doulton, M.P. for Lam beth, and a deputation of the working men of Southwark had an interview with Sir G. Grey, for the purpose of urging a reprieve for the convict Samuel Wright, whoee execution is fixed for to morrow morning. After hearing them, the hon. gentleman the Secretary of State regretted that he could not see any grounds for interfering with the due carrying out of the sentence of the law. It is impossible to say whether the extreme penalty of the law will be carried into effect until the result of the memorial, addressed by the medical gentlemen of Southwark to the Prince of Wales, is known. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. THE CASE OF THE ALEXANDRA, COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—(Tats DAY). The announcement that judgment would be given in the Alexandra case attracted a very large attendance of the public, On the learned Judges—the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Channel', Bramwell, and Pigott, taking their seats, The Lord Chief Baron proceeded to give his judgment in the case. He said the present was an information against the ship Alexandra charging jthat the dGfondantg, with others, had been guilty of a violation of the Foreign En listrocnt Act. The Alexandra had been built and partly rigged at Liverpool, and seized by an officer of the Customs for a breach of the Act alrudcd to. The defendants joined issue, and pleaded that the ship was not forfeited. The information charged the defendants with every possible vio- lation of the Act as to tho furnisbing, equipping, S:c., but said nothing about arming. The question arose, whether that established the warlike character of the vessel. It was urged that the vessel was not adapted for warlike purposes, and althought it might be used as a yacht, it was doubtless intended to be used by the Confederate States of America against a Power with which her Majesty was friendly. It was also urged that there was an intention to sell to one of the belligerents the hull of a vessel suitable for war but unarmed, but to do any warlike act whatever was a violation. His direction to the jury was that in such a case the defendants were neither within the meaning of the Act, but if the commerce of this coun try in ships, for peace or war, was to continue, and a ship left the ports of this country in a condition to cruise out or to commit hostilities, though it might be of a warlike cha racter, he should hoid that there had been no violation of statute, and that the verdict of the jury was right. This was the substance of the case between the Crc,wn and the defendants stripped of all technicalities. The learned judge went at some length into the nature of his direction to the jury at the trial, in the course of which he stated that if the ship had not been equipped, furnished, and fitted out, the case did not come within the meaning of the act, and there had been no violation of the statute. I, There had been no direct evidence that it was intended to arm the Alexandra in any British port for the purposes of cruising or committin g hostilities; indeed, there was no charge in the information on the subject of arming at all. He, however, left the question to the jury in the terms of the act of Parliament, and they found a verdict for the defendants, on which the Attorney- General obtained a rule nisi for a new trial. Cause was shown during term, and. the arguments lasted six days. It would be natural, he thought, in the first place, to call attention to the various charges in the information, consisting of 98 counts, The first eight counts were repeated 12 times, varying the charges of equipping, furnishing, fitting out, &c., thus making 96 counts. The Attorney-General had, in fact, stated that the first eight counts represented all the rest. The charges therefore resolved themselves into what was meant by furnishing, equipping, &c., with intent. The question then arose, which was the true construction of the Foreign Enlistment Act, and what was meant by the pro hibition to cruise or to commit hostilities. It should be borne in mind that under the act the property was not to be forfeited unless the crime specified had been committed ; and he might remark that neither on the trial nor during the argument had any one suggested by name who had committed the crime, what he did in committing the crime, or what were the acts, and who were the persons by whose conduct the ship Alexandra had become forfeited to the Crown. If the statute made out that the defendants had done a crime, they did not want the dicta of jurists or the decisions of American courts to decide whether the case was within the statute, and no appeal to jurists or decisions of foreign courts ought to in duce the judge to declare whether or not the scope er object, the spirit and intention of the act included the case under consideration. The learned judge next quoted from Black stone, to show that judges were bound to decide such cases according to the strict letter of the law. The institutions of the country, he believed, were never more secure than now, but he thought the country could not afford to Jose any of the grounds of security. No calamity could be greater than to render elastic such a statute to serve a special or temporary purpose. He thought the judges of that Court had nothing to do with the political consequences of their decision, or with the dissatisfaction it might create in any quarter whatever, and he could not help ex pressing his regret, not unmixed with some surprize that the Attorney-General had more than once adverted to the consequences that might arise if the judges decided that what the defendants had done, was not contrary to inter. national law, he (the Attorney-General) had distinctly stated and he had made it the foundation of an argument in another place, as it was called, the foreign nations had no right to complain of it as a violation of the law of nations. The Attorney-General said on the second that the legislature had declared that the peace and welfare of the kingdom and of the world would depend upon the decision of that court. When his attention was directed to the observation, he admitted he had gone too far, and he (the Chief Baron) really thought he had, for there was nothing whatever in the preamble of the act about the peace of the world, The learned judge then proceeded to inquire what was the real interpretation of the words used in the statute, and held that unless the alleged crime was plainly within the statute the Court ought to decline to interfere. In his judgment it was not within the statute, and that it was never con templated by those who framed the law. He thought that he might declare that it was lawful to build ships in this country even for warlike purposes. Shit-builders in this country had for a century built ships for every country in the world, and for all purposes. Ship building was one of the most important of our industrial pursuits, and the building of ships, even for warlike pur • poses, was not unlawful, provided that they were not equipped, furnished, or fitted out in our ports, with the intent stated in the Act. Reverting to the Foreign Enlist ment Act, the learned judge said they were familiar inWest minsterHall with the phrase "to drive a coach and six through an Act of Parliament. It would not, he thought, be difficult to sail a whole fleet of ships through the act, so clumsily was it constructed." With respect to the rule, he was of opinion that none of the grounds on which it was applied for were made out, and that the rule ought, therefore, for a new trial, to be discharged. Baron Bramwell thought that the act ought not to be inade to extend to anything which waa not clearly within ito meaning, The word "intent" seemed to explain what wall the intention of the Legislature, but he did not like to rely on one word. If, therefore, the word was omitted it would be necessary, to bring the case within the meaning of the act, that the vessel should have been equipped, fur nished,•end fitted out. Building the ship or selling it was not prohilAted by the act. He thought the construction put by the Crown upon the act was wrong, and that the direction of the Lord Chief Baron to the jury was substantially, if not verbally, ,correct. Interpreting the statute as he did, he had no dotal the verdict of the jury was right. He had no doubt the Alexandra was being built for the Confederate States to be used against the Federals ; but he did not think there was any intention to arm or equip her in the Queen's dominions. On the contrary, he believed it was intended to evade not to infri.nge the statute, and consequently he thought that the rule Should be discharged. Baron Channell said .ho had come to a different conclu sion, and he held that the .conduct of the defendants consti tuted a violation of the act, their intention being to equip and furnish the ship. He thought a new trial ought to be granted on the ground of misdirection. Baron Pigott also was of opinion that a now trial ought to be granted. The Attorney-General said, as ,the Court was divided, he had to apply that the rule might be discharged or made absolute, so that there might jJO a definite judg ment on which an appeal might be founded. The Lord Chief Baron said that according to practice there might be an appeal either way, but perhaps it would be better that there should be an apparent juCt,gment. After some conversation, Baron Pigott withdrew his judgment, and there then being two to one the rule was discharged. The Attorney-General intimated his intention to appeal. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Mr. Justice Sheo was, this morning, sworn as a. judge of the Court before the Lord Chief Justice. The mandamus calling upon the Governors of St, Bar tholomew's Hospital to show why they refused to appoint Alderman Rose president of the hospital, was, with the assent of Sir F. Kelly, who represented the hospital autho rities, ordered to issue, so that the whole totter mignt now be fully discussed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAPTURE OF A GANG OF NOTORIOUS SHA RPEES.— Four men, who gave the names of Charles Wilmot, of Wormley, near Bristol, egg merchant ; John Mills, Thet ford, farmer ; George Towers, 50, Bookham-street, Iloston, jeweller; and Henry Francis, of 12, Pond-place, Fulham road, servant, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with de frauding Wm. Loynes, footman at 7, Seamore-place, May fair, of the sum of £lO 155., at the Old Carved Lion public house, South-street, St. James's. William Loynes, footman to Lady Grey, said—On Satur day after noon I was on my way home from the Serpentine, where 1 had been skating, when Francis asked me to oblige him with a light. I did so, and he appeared very grateful, and then spoke about the ice, and afterwards asked me to take a glass with him. I refused at first, say ing I was a servant, and was going home to tea. Francis then said he also was a servant in the Marchioness of Lon donderry's family, and I then went with him to the Carved Lion public-house in South-street, and he had not been there more than a minute when Mills came in, and pre tended he was a farmer from the country, farming 300 acres. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Had he not a rich uncle in London who had just died? (Laughter.) Loynes—He said he had £3OO, and that he had given a man who had shown him about London £1 to get changed, but after waiting at the corner of a street for one hour, the man had not come back and therefore he had come in to get a warm. Mills then asked Francis to take a glass, but Francis said that he did not wish to impose on good nature and he would toss him for a glass. They then tossed, I being the referee. Mills won, and they then commenced betting, and at this time I found Wilmot in the room and he joined in the betting. They then spoke about my albert chain, Mills saying it was not gold but brass. Francis and Wilmot then bet a sovereign to Mills' sovereign about the chain. I was told to pledge it to see, and if gold, Francis and Wilmot said I should have part of the money. I went, to a pawnbroker's in Gilbert-street and pledged it for £1 15s and showed Wilmot, who was waiting outside, the ticket on which the chain was described as gold. On going back to the house and showing the ticket to the others, Towers, who had not spoken before, got up and said he was a disinterested person, and that it was a drawn bet. They then all com menced betting, and as Francis told me I was sure to win, I risked my £1 15s, and lost. Towers then persuaded me to go and get more money, and I did get £8 10s, and went back and lost that too. Wilmot then left the house with me and tried to get away ; but, hating an idea that I had been amongst sharpers, I stuck to him, and on his jumping into a cab I jumped in after him, and told the driver to drive to the police office. I afterwards charged him with de frauding me, but he wanted to charge me. I afterwards, in consequence of information got from the police, went to Vine-street, and saw the others, and they offered to give me my money back. They had then got my money upon them. All I want is my money back. By Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, who appeared for all the prisoners but Mills—l was to have a share of the winnings. The others said that " they had a flat in Mills, the farmer, and that I should share in the winnings. The game was " Head or Tail," and the farmer was to throw. I signalled twice to the others what Mills put down, whether " head" or " tail," and I was to share the winnings. I expected my money back, and a share of what they won of Mills. That was after I fetched the £8 10s. By Mr, Lewis, jun., for Mills—lt was either a half penny or penny thrown up. I only saw on two occasions whether it was " head" or " tail." It did not toss. I betted, and would have won it I could, and have taken the money. I made no complaint when I lost the £1 15s. and Ios., because I was toll I should win it back and then went for more. I deposited £8 with Francis, and the others gave something to Francis, apparently an equal amount. I could not make out how they were tossing, but I lost my money, and Francis handed the money to Mills. There was lots of cheating going. Sometimes they tossed with two coins instead of one. Evidence of the taking the prisoners into custody having been given by Sergeant Hornblow, 24 B. Mr. Edward Lewis addressed the magistrate for his clients. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the question was whether they were not guilty of conspiring to defraud, and he should remand them that inquiries might be made respecting them. The prisoners, it is stated, have 'rations aliases. Remanded, and bail refused. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market firm. Sales, probably 4,000 bales or more. Import, 2,74 o—previously, 1,160. ACCIDENT TO A HORSE IN A TURKISH BATH —A WARNING.—A correspondent in a Dublin contemporary says Wednesday last the coachman at Carysfort House, hearing a disturbance in the bath, in , which there was a horse, opened the door. The animal showed great uneasiness, and with difficulty was got out, on which be was seized with violent convulsions, threw himself and stable, and, in this way, rolling himself d over r n an in stall and over, made his way into the yard, where he was secured and prevented from destroying himself by tho combined efforts of about a dozen men. The impression which was produced was that he was seized with madness. Mr. Urquhart, happening to.be thereat the time, and being sum moned, pronounced at once the case to be one of asphyxia. On inspecting the bath this was confirmed,the air entering only under the door, and to reaching the furnace below. The horse had been in 2t hours, at a temperature from 180 to 190 deg. This was the first bath for horses constructed on Mr. Urquhart's plan of a furnace with the draught from within, so as to ventilate by suction, and which, conse quently, requires that there should be an air passage from the highest point, and that it should be hermetically sealed below. A cow had been in the bath some days before for a much longer time without injury, probably in consequence of carrying her head lower. This accident may prove a warning against such oversight i n future. This form of bath combines so much economy, both in structure and fuel, and is at the same time so much more efficacious, that it must come into use. The cost of turning a loose box into this sort of bath does not exceed £1 10s. for labour, and £3 10s. for laundry stove and sheet-iron pipes. MR. DYCE'S SHAKESPEARE.—The new edition, we are assured, differs from the former as much in the notes as in the text. Such a bold and brave confession from Mr. Dyce, almost takes away one's breath. It is like an announcement that the earth is unsphered, that the tides have ceased flowing, that the Astronomer Royal entertains doubts on the laws of gravitation. It is the very last thing we should have expected to hear of Mr. Dyce. If Lord Palmerston had joined the Peace Society; if Earl Russell had ceased to believe in the Great Charter and to quote the Bill of Rights; if Mr. Dickens had made a speech a gainst novel-reading, or Lord Westbury had laid a Bill on the table against Law Reform, we should have wondered less. But there can be no mistake as to Mr. Dyce's confession of previous error and present amendment. Some females suspected of smuggling goods into Dixie were recently searched by the provost-marshal of Memphis, Tennessee. One wore a bale of fine linen as a bustle. Her corset was filled with gold coin, quilted in, to the amount of 1,200 dole. Another had her form rounded out with padding made of dress silks. Her hose were found to conceal a quantity of gentleman's cravats, which were swathed carefully about h3r legs. The third lady's ample bust was filled out by a museum of articles, consisting mainly of jewellery, silk thread, needles, and medicines.-- 4vterican 49 1 i t 641 5 110 k 108 / 1061 7 6i 102 11 2k 50 110 k 1281 1 103& 95i i STATE OF TRADE, BARNSLEY, Jan. 9,—The weather throughout the wholet of South Yorkshire is very severe, though to-day it is no quite so severe as it was on Thursday. The demand for coals of all descriptions, so long as this weather continues, is sure to be brisk ; and, although the London and many provincial dealers took the precaution some time ago to in crease their stocks, the inquiry at all the leading pits of this locality is large, and much beyond what collieries in some instances can meet. The tonnage sent away by railway and navigation is below shat it was before the Christmas holi days. For house coal good prices are paid by merchants, ranging principally from 4s 9d to 7s 3d, the latter being the price for the best Silkstones. Malting coke rules up to Ga 3d per ton ; and gas coal, according to the seam, ranges from 4s 93 to 6s 3d per ton. A fair trade is doing in locomotive and foundry eelre. The ironworks of the district around here and on the Trent are doing a good business. BIRMINGHAM, 9th.—The Christmas holidays are over, so far as regard: the trade of this town. Business was re sumed at all the manufactories last Monda—at some of them it had been rcc)rumenced in the middle of the previous week, there being quite sufficient orders in hand in all the most important branches to render it unnecessary that the stoppage should be prolonged beyond a limited period. It is seldom that such is the case at this time of the year, but more than the usual number of orders had been given out on account of the current quarter, and, although there are very few coming in at this moment, in consequence of the travellers being off their journeys, the greater number of the manufacturers have sufficient in hand to keep them going for the next two or three weeks. The metal trades are in a most satisfactory state ; there is a good demand for mate rial, and most of the rolling mills have been on at full time during the past week. In the gun trade the depression is very great, and no indication of any improvement is visible. The artisans who are engaged in it are many of them earn ing not more than a few shillings per week, whereas a year or two since (that is, upon the great demand for America which followed the commencement of the war) they were in the receipt of many pounds, very little of which, it is to be feared, was taken care of for the reverse which has followed. In the fancy trades some degree of slackness is felt. BRADFORD, 9 ih.—There is a moderate business doing in wool, especially in bright -aired sorts, and prices have, if anything, an upward tendency. There is a very limited business doing is worsted yarns. Frames, however, are everywhere fully employed on old contracts, and spinners are extremely firm in maintaining late quotations. The ex port houses confine their operations to small purchases from stock to supply immediate requirements. Offers are fre quently made below the current quotations, but there is no disposition to yield any concession. The unsettled state of the Holstein question is an obstacle to much business being done for the German market. This removed a brisk trade, after a long interval of dullness from this cause, might be expected. There is a steady business doing in pieces. Home merchants give out some orders. Continental merchants, however, are exceedingly restricted in their opera tions. There is a steady demand for America. There is a good contract business doing, however, in both plain and fancy goods. Prices, if not hardening in tendency, are very firm. DUNDEE, &h.—The demand for flax on the spot is quiet, but as holders are not pressing their stocks on the market, prices are unchanged. The amount of business done since last report is not great, and to-day only a few sales are re ported. Every market day public sales of flax, landed da maged by salt water, are taking place, which has an injuri • ous effect on the regular trade, as they keep the smaller consumers supplied. A very large contract business has been done both in flax and tow, to be be shipped from Arch angel at full prices. A considerable quantity of Riga flax has also been sold at high rates for shipment in spring; some contract sales have also been done for shipment at other Baltic ports. This shows the confidence of the trade in the continuance of high prices throughout the season. Some sales of jute continue to be made from day to day, both of medium and fine parcels, at about late rates, but the de mand is entirely consumptive, and spinners will not pur chase beyond their present wants. The yarn market keeps firm, and considerable transactions are entered into daily at the full prices of last market day. To day a fair quantity changed hands of flax, tow, and jute qualities. Some spin ners are not pressing sellers, as they anticipate getting an advance shortly. The demand for jute goods is keeping up well, and some descriptions are much wanted and command full prices. The finer classes of linens, chiefly made in the neighbouring districts are also in excellent request, and manufacturers continue full of orders. Home trade and also shipping houses both operate more freely than before the end of the year, and a good business was done to. day. HALIFAX, 9th.—The attendance of buyers of piece goods has not been very large this week, and the tone of that branch of trade has been rather flat. Manufacturers, how ever, keep well employed, and there is a fair amount of orders on hand for spring goods. The carpet trade is in much the same condition as the worsted, the demand not being very brisk, but the chief firms being well employed. The woollen manufacturers of the district are also working their machinery to a fair extent. Indeed, taking the textile manufacturers in the aggregate in this locality, their condi tion and prospects are satisfactory. Wools, yarns, and goods are alike frm in price. HUDDERSFIELD, 9th.—There has been rather more busi ness done in the woollen cloth market and at the warehouses this week than the last. Buyers, as well for some of the foreign houses as those of the home trade, have purchased rather more liberally than we have lately had to notice. Fair parcels of both plain and fancy coatings and trouser lugs have been made up, and the promises of a good spring trade, unless they should be blighted by a European war, are likely to be fulfilled. The local wool trade is rather quiet, but prices are firmly held by the staplers. LEEDs, 9th.—The cloth halls have been thinly attended by buyers to-day, and comparatively little business was done. The winterly character of the weather has appa rently checked operations in spring goods—and very little is doing either at the warehouses or in the public markets in heavy fabrics, the retail dealers and tailors having suffi cient in stock to meet any demand which may be excited by the prevailing low temperature. The goods which were sold to-day were of a miscellaneous nature,for they included some light fabrics for spring and summer, a few heavy cloths, some tweeds, and a moderate proportion or ordinary blacks. The manufacturers of heavy goods in the neigh bourhood are rather slack, but those whose trade is chieey in light and medium productions are busy. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts., Railways. 1863. 1863. 1862 £ 2,102 1,854 631 623 1,22 Bt9 5,366 5,340 17,163 15,403 Belfast and N. Counties . 136 136 Belfast and County Down.• .. 49 19 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter........... 1211 1214 C a l e d on i an 2311" 2341 Cockermouth & Workington . • 8/ 81 - - Cork and Bandon 2O 20 293 291 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage • 6 6 1 129 145 Cork and Youghal . . 32 321 386 285 Cornwall 63 534 1,344 1,120 Deeside l7 17 250 251 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,273 1,312 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,323 1,242 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 9ll 481 2,682 2,050 Edinburgh and Q 7 lasgow 1694 1691 7,948 .318 Furness, &c 5O 5i 3,113 2,411 Glasgow & South-Western . „ 198 198 9,573 9,226 Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 353 351 28,901 24.907 Great North of Scotland 5B 458 1,605 1,583 Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 711 354 345 rit. Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 3731 329 6,324 6,511 Great Western 10561 10321 55,269 50.627 Inverness & Aberdeen Juno B6l 861 1,075 881 Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 - 1,143 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,187 1,435 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 3954 36,740 32,520 Limerick and Ennis.. Limerick and Foynes 261 261 77 105 Llanelly 461 461 513 465 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l 54 1,772 1,650 London & South-Western 1 Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast London, Chatham, & Dover 72 721 4,176 2 656 Do. Metropolitan Extension 104 5/ 900 120 Loud., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 94 1,'61 1,240 Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,341 1.128 Metropolitan 3l - 2,228 - Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 6141 38,440 , 31,572 Midland GtWestn. of 'rind 2591 2592 3,815 3,867 Monkland 7ll 711 1,409 1,270 Monmouthsh. RaiL & Canal 44 44 2,414 2,•255 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Dari. 1095 10791 48,786 45,727 North London 9 3,2 a 2,810 North Staffordshire 254 25 2 7,957 7.420 Oswestry and Newton Rhymney l9l 191 1,027 970 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 52 1,954 1,816 Scottish Central B9 89 4,840 4,461 Scottish North-Eastern l3B 138 5,046 4.816 Somerset and Dorset 66 so 598 317 South Devon South-Eastern 306 306 18,622 18,609 Taff Vale 67 55 6, 02 4,761 Ulster lO5l 921 2,287 2,093 Vale of Clwyd. . . Vale of Neath 324 251 2,221 1.833 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 252 267 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,127 1,162 West Cornwall 271 271 702 672 W.HartlepoolHarbr.&RaiL 52 52 3,616 3,325 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt 7 7 5 17 443 Whitehaven Junction 33 13 13 814 714 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 88 1 630 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 62 1,263 1,040 Austrian B2B 828 35,058 34141 B e l g ian Eastern Junction 26 261 308 268 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185 1671 2,593 1,762 Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l 1614 2,406 1,388 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 1,00 3,847 Dutch Rhenish MI 1081 4,457 3,897 E a stern Bengal llO - - - Eastern of France East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O 1090 19,792 19,313 Great Indian Peninsula Great Luxembourg 134 134 3,160 3,187 Great Southern of India treat Western of Canada 345 315 11,162 11,294 Madrid, Saragossa StAlicant Northern of Canada ... ..... : 94 91 1,210 1,603 Northern of France..... 697 697 61,176 55,011 Norwegian Trunk - - Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn lBO5 1676 - - Paris and Orleans 1614 1431 Pernambuco 77, 528 Royal Danish 69 69 786 444 Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,255 1,496 South Austrian Southern of France .. 770 680 :27,886 23,215 Victorian 196 151 Welland M.M.ra 25 25 West Flanders 75 75 W. and N.W. of France SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 9.—The Budget for 1864_, pre sented to the Chamber yesterday, shows an ink crease of 167,000,000 rests in the receipts, the ex pem lithe remaining the same. The Minister of Finance expressed his hope of improving the situation of the Treasury by realising the bonds subscribed by the purchasers of the national property. J mong other new taxes is one on passengers by railv7ay. SECOND EDITI IN. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLC CK. Mr. and Mrs. Charles 'Kean in Australia, These celebrated artistes fiuished their first en gagement at the Royal Irsymarket Theatre in Melbourne, on Saturday, Nov. 21. Their success has been immense—the receipts being larger than ever was known to have been taken in any anti podean theatre. The following are a few extracts from the Australian journals : (From the Melbourne Age of Oct. 27.) Mr. and Mrs, Charles Kean made a second Australian appearance in the Shaksperian drama, last night. Tho play was "Henry the Eighth," and, under all circum stances, a better selection could not have been made to dis play the dramatic talent, and the refined artistic acquire ments of the two distinguished actors now our visitors. The performance was all so quiet, so refined, so like nature, and so unlike acting, that it was so difficult to select pas sages or points for special commendation where all was so excellent, and, if one may venture so far on any performance of humanity, so near perfection. To do strict critical jus tice would require the following out line by line, thought by thought, in all the varied expression and powerful pas sion of this beautiful and heart touching play, rend.ered by the one artist with perfect finish, by the other with exqui site tenderness and grace, and an elocution that was music itself. That noble trial scene in the second act, where the queen is summoned before her cardinal judges, gave an unerring proof of the righteous verdict which has placed Mrs. Kean in the very front rank of the dramatic profes sion for powerful and very refined expression of passion. Mr. and Mrs. Kean, who were repeatedly called for throughout the piece, bowed their acknowledgments on the fall of the curtain. (From the Melbourne Herald of .21rov. 6.) The repetition of " Hamlet" at this theatre last night was received with every evidence of unbounded satisfaction by a very numerous and fashionable audience. No hurried review, such as ours must necessarily be, can render even faint justice to such a performance as Mr. Kean's. It is the seasoned product of a philosophic mind whose impulses are in direct accordance with the legislation of nature. The actor vindicates his intellectual power and moral promptings in defiaLce of certain physical deficiencies and even disqualifications. The spectator, who at the outset is not unreasonably sceptical as to the possible maintenance of the illusion, long before the first scene is over is com pelled to surrender every doubt in such respect. His critical eye and ear, which require a perfect corporeal presentment, and are offended because that is not realised, are speedily admitted to be inferior and indeed un necessary tests. Mr. Kean's personal appearance and age become completely obliterated from the perception of the audience, who, thenceforward, solely recognise the living embodiment of their own conception of the " Hamlet" of Shakspere. That it is so, is proved by their demeanour, for seldom has the opinion of a theatrical audience upon the merits of a performance been so significantly expressed. (From the .211elbourne Age of .Nov. 18.) A very brilliant house assembled at the Haymarket Theatre last evening to do honour to Mr. Kean on the oc casion of his benefit. The theatre was crowded in every part, and many withstood the heat and fatigue of a stand point of view from behind the boxes throughout two long orthodox plays. The opening piece was "Henry VIII.," in which Mr. and Mrs. Kean both acted superbly in the Cardinal and the Queen. This vas followed by the " Jealous Wife." To the noble tragic display by Mr. Kean on Monday, the comic jealousy of Mrs. Oakley presented a brilliant antithesis last night. Superlatives are often rash, and in critical judg ment demand reconsideration ; but to speak of Mrs. Kean's inimitable humour and nature and sprightly grace in any thing but the highest degree would be alike weakness and sheer injustice. The scene in the first act, where all Oals ley's adamantine resolutions of independence and tavern dinners vanish before her will, and her inimitable action, to say nothing of the ever-varying charms of voice and intonation, when Oakley discloses the project of bi ing ing Miss Russet into the house, were in the very first rank of performance in highest comedy. We only require the ability to forget Mr. Kean's Shylock, Othello, and Louis XL to hail him in Oakley as one of the most accomplished and humorous of comedians. Every speech, point, and walk across the stage was gentlemanly, polished, and comic propriety itself. The efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Kean in these most amusing characters kept the audience in a roar of laughter from the rise till the fall of the curtain ; and an ovation of applause was the grateful reward for one of the most acceptable, and also the rarest of modern entertain ments—a well acted comedy. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 11.—Wind this day at noon—East ; moderate breeze, and fine weather. CARDIFF, Jan. B.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—St. Elmo, for Bilboa. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 9.—Arrived—William and Joseph, from Troon for Demerara, leaky. Sailed—Julia, for St. John's. SWANSEA., Jan. 9.—Wind N.E.—.Sailed—Mary Ann Johnson, for Caldera. SUNDERLAND, Jan. 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Royal Mint, for Shanghai—Chanticleer, for Hong Kong—Cimes, for Bombay. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 10,—Wind N.E.—Royal Arch, from Nassau—Australasian, screw steamer, from New York — Syrian, screw steamer, from Alexandria, Sailed—Vivid, for Nassau. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 10—Countess of Leicester and Ellen, from Guernsey ; Water Lily, from Rouen; Sophia, from Gothen. burg; Jane, from St. Michael's; Furet, from Gravelines. Dula., Monday Morning. Passed—'Egeratila, for Nassau; Era, for Sateombe ; Hel lendrina, for Syra ; Annie Bolton, for Port Phillip ; Mar garet, for Trinidad ; Asia, for St. Michael's ; Giuseppe Bac carich, for Cardiff; Peri, for St, Michael's ; Mystery, for Otago —all from London; Mary Fleming, ship, from Car thagena, for the north. Sailed—Mars and Campbell, with most of the outward bound. RACING FIXTL FEW RES FOR 1864. I:JARY. Birmingham Harrow Chelmsford l7 Lincoln Spring . 23 Hungerford Nottingham Spring .... 1 Derby Spring Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick .. 16 Durham 2B Northampton 29 30 Catterick AP: Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring .. 2 Abergavenny Thirsk I\l, Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Manchester Harpenden Epsom 24 ALL THE PRIVATE PAPERS belonging to the late Prince Consort have been forwarded from Osborne to Wind sor Castle. HERR MOLIQUE is engaged on the composition of a new pianoforte trio. " FAUST," BY GOETHE, has just been translated into Hebrew, by Herr Letteris of Vienna. THE GREAT FIGHT.—On Saturday, at the Judges' Chambers, certain preliminaries were gone through to remove the indictment against King, Heenan, and the others, from Lewes Sessions into the Court of Queen' s Bench. On Friday King, with Mr. Beard, his attorney, attended, and on Saturday the application was renewed. When certain formalities have been complied with, the in dictment will be, as a matter of course, removed into the Court of Queen's Bench. SNOW-STORM IN NORTH-WESTERN AMERICA. — More snow has already fallen in Colorado than was ever known to fall an entire season before. At Denver the thermometer stood 14 degrees below zero on the morning of the 27th of November. The Atehinson Champion learns from passengers who arrived on the overland coach on Sun day that the snow is also four feet deep between Denver and Rock Creek. All along the route from here to Salt Lake the cattle belonging to trains are dying from cold and starvation. The depth of the snow has greatly impeded the progress of the overland stages, and in some instances they have been delayed for several days.—St. Joseph News Dec. 8. ANOTHER PRIZE FIGHT PROSECUTION. --On Saturday last, at the Guildford county p etty ses sion, Joseph Goss, a well-known pugilist, a nd the for of the Old Boat Inn, Wolverha m p ton, 'asooking summoned sta having been engaged in a prize fight near t I 7 last, with one Isaac Baker. The e t th W Dccember tion on the South Eastern Railway, on the airman sa id that the bench must treat the cha r g e agAin landlord nd they ordere d him to pay the expenses, £ 1 lbs., an did against his antagonist Badketro, enter into his own recog t s this defendant as they he peace for six months. s auces in the sum of £ 25 to keep i'ref coo to° o . rOt l j; q‘ /P , A 0 O r e l f te l ,l 0 0 .C°o o 0.1